Lot 170

Marie Čermínová - Toyen (1902 - 1980) TOYEN - CATALOGUE OF CLASSICS OF SURREALISM

Toyen. Catalogue of the classics of Surrealism - the trio of Breton, Heisler, Péret - with a manuscript dedication to André Warnod, French writer, painter and critic. He was one of the bohemian artists of Montmatre and Montparnasse. Paris, Editions Sokolova 1953. Published by Meda Mládková in emigration under the maiden name Sokolová. The first complete catalogue of Toyen, with a mounted reproduction of a photograph of Toyen in the introduction, extensive photographic documentation of her paintings, a biographical note and an inventory of her publications to date. Avant-garde cover by Guy Doumayrou, printed on a hand press by Meyer-Ruelle, numbered copy. 21x15,5x1 cm. Rare. Intact condition.